Great News, but an Off-Putting Exterior

The photo that appears on page 2 of the September issue of PAW (President’s Page) brings great news of the new Art Museum. But the exterior design is vastly disappointing to say the least. Princeton seems to substitute an architectural vision for campus buildings borrowed from that of an industrial park for its magnificent architectural heritage. The exterior is shocking and off-putting and surely offers no promise of “art,” whatever the interior may hold. It is truly terrible, particularly given the University’s School of Architecture located nearby. I am quite dismayed.

This structure and other recent additions of new campus buildings not only make me disinclined to visit my alma mater but to make contributions to the University as well.